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Verb Tense Tutorial

Simple Past / Past Continuous

1. A: What (you, do) when the accident occurred?


B: I (try) to change a light bulb that had burnt out.

2. After I (find) the wallet full of money, I (go, immediately) to


the police and (turn) it in.

3. The doctor (say) that Tom (be) too sick to go to work and that
he (need) to stay at home for a couple of days.

4. Sebastian (arrive) at Susan's house a little before 9:00 pm, but she (be, not)
there. She (study, at the library) for her final
examination in French.

5. Sandy is in the living room watching television. At this time yesterday, she (watch, also)
television. That's all she ever does!

6. A: I (call) you last night after dinner, but you (be, not) there.
Where were you?
B: I (work) out at the fitness center.

7. When I (walk) into the busy office, the secretary (talk) on the
phone with a customer, several clerks (work, busily) at their desks, and
two managers (discuss, quietly) methods to improve customer
service.

8. I (watch) a mystery movie on T.V. when the electricity went out. Now I am never
going to find out how the movie ends.

9. Sharon (be) in the room when John told me what happened, but she didn't hear
anything because she (listen, not) .

10. It's strange that you (call) because I (think, just) about
you.
11. The Titanic (cross) the Atlantic when it (strike) an iceberg.

12. When I entered the bazaar, a couple of merchants (bargain, busily)


and (try) to sell their goods to naive tourists who (hunt)
for souvenirs. Some young boys (lead) their donkeys through the
narrow streets on their way home. A couple of men (argue) over the price of a
leather belt. I (walk) over to a man who (sell) fruit and (buy)
a banana.

13. The firemen (rescue) the old woman who (be) trapped on the
third floor of the burning building.

14. She was so annoying! She (leave, always) her dirty dishes in the sink. I
think she (expect, actually) me to do them for her.

15. Samantha (live) in Berlin for more than two years. In fact, she (live)
there when the Berlin wall came down.

Last night, while I was doing my homework, Angela (call) . She said she (call)
me on her cell phone from her biology classroom at UCLA. I asked her if she (wait)
for class, but she said that the professor was at the front of the hall lecturing while
she (talk) to me. I couldn't believe she (make) a phone call during the
lecture. I asked what was going on.

She said her biology professor was so boring that several of the students (sleep, actually)
in class. Some of the students (talk) about their plans
for the weekend and the student next to her (draw) a picture of a horse. When
Angela (tell) me she was not satisfied with the class, I (mention) that my
biology professor was quite good and (suggest) that she switch to my class.

While we were talking, I (hear) her professor yell, "Miss, are you making a phone call?"
Suddenly, the line went dead. I (hang) up the phone and went to the kitchen to make
dinner. As I (cut) vegetables for a salad, the phone rang once again. It (be)
Angela, but this time she wasn't sitting in class.

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